------------------------------------------------------------- Lettre MODE janvier 2010 - bonne année! Envoyez vos contributions en format simple texte à champion@univ-tln.fr avant la fin du mois. Prière d'indiquer "pour la lettre MODE" dans l'objet. L'inscription et la désinscription automatiques se font en écrivant à lettre-mode-smai-request@emath.fr et en mettant dans le sujet suivant le cas subscribe ou unsubscribe. ------------------------------------------------------------- Table des matières : -- Stages - Thèses - Postes 1- Postdoc position in optimal control -- Conférences 2- Annonces de séminaires 3- Workshop on optimization and systems control 4- Journées SMAI-MODE 2010 - deadline extension 5- IHP trimester on control of PDE's ------------------------------------------------------------- 1- Postdoc position in optimal control (source: Richard Epenoy) Postdoc position in optimal control and space mechanics at CNES Toulouse, France A one year (renewable once) PostDoc position will be available from (earliest) September 2010 at the French space agency (Centre National d’¡ÇEtudes Spatiales) in Toulouse, France. The remuneration is 2172 euros (January 2008 values) per month before taxes. Subject: The candidate will contribute to the development of a novel strategy for collision avoidance during the close rendezvous of two space vehicles by using optimal control techniques. Requirements: The candidate should hold a PhD in applied mathematics and should have an excellent background in optimal control, mathematical programming and their numerics. Knowledge on space mechanics will also be appreciated. Working language: French. Application: The application, containing the candidate's cv and a description of his/her research interests and achievements should be sent (preferably by email) to Dr. Richard Epenoy CNES DCT/SB/MO 18 avenue Edouard Belin 31401 Toulouse Cedex 9, France Richard.Epenoy@cnes.fr Further enquiries should also be directed to the email address above. The official application deadline is 31th of March 2010 but applications can be sent straightaway. The successful candidates might be selected for an interview process in spring and have to be available for a start between September and December 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------- 2- Annonces de séminaires (sources: J. Frédéric Bonnans) Une rubrique pour signaler succinctement les séminaires ayant lieu ce mois-ci et organisés dans nos laboratoires. N'hésitez pas à l'alimenter, préférentiellement via un lien vers la page du séminaire et une liste de conférenciers, ** Séminaire Parisien d'Optimisation (exceptionnellement Paris VI, Chevaleret, salle 0D4) http://www.ann.jussieu.fr/~plc/spo.html Lundi 11 janvier 2010: V. Gaitsgory (University of South Australia) T. Bayen (Montpellier 2) ** ------------------------------------------------------------- 3- Workshop on optimization and systems control (source: Didier Henrion et Jean-Baptiste Hiriart-Urruty) Thursday 21 January 2010 LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France The workshop aims at reporting recent achievements in optimization algorithms for systems control. Invited speakers : - Suat Gumussoy (Kath. Univ. Leuven, Belgium) - Wim Michiels (Kath. Univ. Leuven, Belgium) - Bogdan Robu (LAAS-CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, France) - Aude Rondepierre (INSA and IMT, Univ. Toulouse, France) For more information see http://www.laas.fr/~henrion/opti10 ------------------------------------------------------------- 4- Journées SMAI-MODE 2010 - deadline extension (source: Samir Adly) Les journées SMAI-MODE 2010 auront lieu à Limoges le 24, 25 et 26 mars 2010. Les soumissions de résumés sont attendues pour le 15 JANVIER 2010 (vous êtes priés d'envoyer le fichier LaTeX fourni sample.tex). Merci de soumettre vos propositions de communications orales et d'inciter les doctorants à soumettre et à s'inscrire sur le site des Journées: http://www.unilim.fr/mode2010/ Les conférenciers pléniers attendus sont : Dorin Bucur (Université de Chambéry) Jean-Christophe Culioli (Air France) Moritz Diehl (Université de Louvain, Belgique) Alejandro Jofre (Université de Santiago, Chili) Olivier Ley (Université de Rennes) Jérôme Renault (Université de Toulouse 1) Le Comité d'Organisation ------------------------------------------------------------- 5- IHP trimester on control of PDE's (source: Emmanuel Trélat) It is our pleasure to announce a programme on "Control of partial differential equations and applications" organized at the Centre Emile Borel of the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris, from October 1st to December 18th, 2010. Information on the programme can be found at: http://www.ihp.jussieu.fr/ceb/Trimestres/T10-3/index.html http://www.univ-orleans.fr/mapmo/CPDEA/ The registration for the programme is free but recommended: http://www.ihp.jussieu.fr/ceb/Trimestres/T10-3/inscription.html BE CAREFUL : The deadline to apply for financial support is January 15th, 2009 During this trimester 4 workshops will be organized : * Control of Hyperbolic Systems: October 18th -- 21th, 2010. * Control of Dispersive Equations: November 8th -- 10th, 2010. Including a mini-course by L. Rosier. * Control of Systems, Parabolic Equations, and Applications to Fluids: November 15th -- 19th, 2010. Including a mini-course by M. Tucsnak. * Control of Quantum Systems: December 8th -- 10th, 2010. Note : Registrations for the workshops will be open later Four master courses will be given: * J.-M. Coron: Control of some linear and nonlinear partial differential equations * G. Lebeau: Control of partial differential equations * E. Zuazua: Control and discretization of partial differential equations * M. Mirrahimi and P. Rouchon: Control of quantum systems Contact: cpdea@ihp.jussieu.fr We are looking forward to welcoming you in Paris! The organizers: O. Glass, J. Le Rousseau, L.Rosier, E. Trélat PS: please forward this e-mail to your colleagues or students who may be interested by the programme. Sorry for multiple e-mails reception. ------------------------------------------------------------- Thierry Champion -- Laboratoire Imath -- Université du Sud Toulon-Var page personnelle: http://champion.univ-tln.fr